No worries mate, we are all family here.

 

IS430 has balls.....

 

Incorrect about the Z... The Base Z comes with no form of LSD whatsoever. All other Z models come with a VLSD.

But the new VLSD's are so effective and seamless these days, you can't tell the difference. I've driven my Z on AutoX many times and I never only have 1 tire spinning through turns

 

ack....my apologies to scrib i mis-informed him. It thought I read the Z's would have different LSD depending on the version. Apparently base Z has no LSD.


Also....i'll have to disagree the response time is much quicker in a mechanical unit than liquid. The difference is very noticable if you switch between two cars.

 

I'd probably have to agree since I've never driven a car with a mechanical LSD, but I did read an article a while back that the version used in the Z/G35c is very effective. I've had no issues with only one wheel spinning but I'm sure the mechanical LSD's are superior

 

ah nothing wrong with the Viscous but i just like the feel of the mechanical...... the difference is small but just preference i guess.....

 

Sadly....yes.......he's gotta have the biggest car penis.......

 

Well my G35 Sedan has VLSD standard in it for the 6spd. The Autos do not.

It even says it on the window sticker I believe.

I got to drive a 03.5 and man it handled differently without the VLSD.

 

i actually like the current interior a little more. I like the way the analog clock is positioned in the 03/04's. Changing the titanium pieces to real aluminum didn't really change the look of the interior much. The only thing that i think sucks is the 15hp increase. Hopefully current g owners can find where infiniti got the extra 15 so we can do it also.

 

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biggest car penis? i know i have the biggest penis

 

Hotter cam maybe?

 

Well the Sedan has always been underated. It dynos the same as the coupe. So the advertised new HP they gave it is actually what the sedan produces now. Nissan didn't make any more power from the current engine. It's all marketing.

 

I don't see how you can make statements like that when the car isn't even out to be tested. The competition is getting tough, it only makes sense the hp gains are real to keep the G on top till it gets a total redesign, they can't afford to pull out the eraser and just change numbers on paper.

 

Yo Scrib, I gotta question......I have a 2003 6MT C and my window sticker says it has Limited Slip Differential. There is no mention of VLSD anywhere until 2004. Could this have been a change between 2003 and 2004? I guess I have a 2003.5. March 2003 manufacture.

 

I'd trade the CL in for the 6sp Sedan if i could get AWD w/ it.

 

I test drove the 04 G35c yesterday and the window sticker said "Limited Slip Differential". I asked the salesman if it was the Viscuous LSD and he said he wasn't sure and he'd have to go check. The manager told him it was the old clutch-type mechanical LSD, and not VLSD.

The sames salesman told me the G35 didn't have heated side mirrors, when it did have them so I don't know if they're right about the LSD.

 

Because its the way Nissan has worked for years.

 

Actually if were talking about how Nissan works and not how a g35 forum thinks, it would be logical to think that the g sedan would have 295hp like the coupe and its just underatted to 277 to seperate them.

 

Not available?

 

Salesman most of the time don't know shit. Go ask at a G35 forum.

 

 

+2 Out of all the world's salespeople, car salesmen know THE LEAST of all about their products.

$.02

 

the new g35 auto doesnt have tiptronic??? so its a 5spd auto without sportshift, and a 6spd manual?

 

No, it had tiptronic or at least their version of it.

 

Its the exact same thing as acura's "sportshift"...only it has no lag

 

its still going to be slower than the old model the 4wd is better but the added wait will make it slower than the current 2wd drive version

 

The word is getting around about how high HP and FWD don't mix. Honda is already getting the Accord ready with AWD. How far can the rest of the platforms be?

I wouldn't count on a V8, but they aren't going to ignore trends too much longer.

Predictions:

1. Will have to move to a DSG type gearbox sooner than later. Getting rid of the current “slushbox” tranny would remove the losses that would come from adding AWD. (IMO, they would probably come out ahead, especially with the magnetic clutching system to remove drive when economy called for it.)
2. Will definitely move to AWD on any platform that will have to contend with any "xxx-luxury sports" segment.
3. Will claim that their support for all-climate performance and good safety is at the head of their move to AWD (with possible hybrid options).


Outside of losing some HP due to the additional parasitic losses that come from more moving parts (AWD), they can make up for that wth hybrid options. There was that comment/blurb about an Accord hybrid.

Motorweek's review of the G35 AWD sedan on TV today looked very impressive. They better get moving -- NOW!

 

However, the additional weight is compensated for by the additional driven wheels. Ever see the Audis in the Speed GT series blow away the rest of the field when moving from a dead stop. It makes the RWD and FWD cars look like they have to pull up their anchors before sailing.

 

All G35s (sedan and coupe) that have the LSD have the VLSD. There is no other type of LSD on the G35 (or Skyline for that matter). The VLSD on the G35s are very good from what I have heard. I haven't had a chance to test mine out yet.